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Vintage and new dinnerware, glassware and occasional recipesTue, 15 Aug 2017 22:48:07 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.1DiaryOfADishiehttps://feedburner.google.comI Shop Vintage Christmas in Julyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~3/dy4735HhuSw/
http://diaryofadishie.com/i-shop-vintage-christmas-in-july/#respondSat, 29 Jul 2017 13:35:25 +0000http://diaryofadishie.com/?p=4101<p></p> <p>Vintage shopping for Christmas in July? No problem!</p> <p>I had a great time visiting just three of my favorite thrift stores to see what I could find to add to my collection of holiday dinnerware. Why should new goods shoppers have Christmas in July all to themselves?</p> <p>I have noticed that some thrift stores create a holiday section later in the year. Some have a mixed section all the time with Christmas, Halloween, Easter and whatever they have. Others have a dedicated Christmas goods section all year round.</p> <p>I can always find Christmas goods when I look for them. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://diaryofadishie.com/i-shop-vintage-christmas-in-july/">I Shop Vintage Christmas in July</a></span><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~4/dy4735HhuSw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://diaryofadishie.com/i-shop-vintage-christmas-in-july/feed/0http://diaryofadishie.com/i-shop-vintage-christmas-in-july/Vintage Pitcher for Your Favorite Summer Drinkshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~3/dD_QL3wJi1E/
http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-pitcher-for-your-favorite-summer-drinks/#respondSat, 29 Jul 2017 00:23:23 +0000http://diaryofadishie.com/?p=4091<p></p> <p>I find vintage glass pitchers like this one pretty often in my travels. They come in handy on hot summer days, to serve some lemonade or iced tea.</p> <p>There are many sizes and styles to be found. For beverages, the larger ones are designed to hold enough of your favorite drink to serve several people.</p> <p>This one is called an “ice lip” pitcher, due to the extra glass around the spout, which keeps larger ice cubes in the pitcher as your pour.</p> <p>A pitcher like this has a large capacity, more than 2 quarts before the ice. Some models <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-pitcher-for-your-favorite-summer-drinks/">Vintage Pitcher for Your Favorite Summer Drinks</a></span><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~4/dD_QL3wJi1E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-pitcher-for-your-favorite-summer-drinks/feed/0http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-pitcher-for-your-favorite-summer-drinks/More Pleasure Vintage Dish Shoppinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~3/SVWvZl9gVno/
http://diaryofadishie.com/more-pleasure-vintage-dish-shopping/#commentsSat, 01 Jul 2017 02:01:49 +0000http://diaryofadishie.com/?p=4048<p></p> <p>Any time is a good time to shop for vintage dishes, and especially now, when there seems to be more and more available in secondhand marketplaces.</p> <p>Where I live, there are new stores that have opened, and the regular thrift shops are often stuffed to the max with vintage wares.</p> <p>I handle my shopping via my permanent shopping list, set up with categories to help me keep some kind of focus. If I didn’t do that, I might spend half a day in a single store. A nice idea, but I do have a life outside of vintage dishes.</p> <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://diaryofadishie.com/more-pleasure-vintage-dish-shopping/">More Pleasure Vintage Dish Shopping</a></span><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~4/SVWvZl9gVno" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://diaryofadishie.com/more-pleasure-vintage-dish-shopping/feed/2http://diaryofadishie.com/more-pleasure-vintage-dish-shopping/Vintage Violets and Birthday Cakehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~3/ySr9xVsD0SY/
http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-violets-and-birthday-cake/#commentsThu, 02 Mar 2017 00:35:21 +0000http://diaryofadishie.com/?p=4035<p></p> <p>Another year older: Happy Birthday, Diary of a Dishie!</p> <p>I found these pretty dessert plates with violets on them, February’s birthday flower. Looks like a few white primroses, too, on a white background with gold rims.</p> <p>This pattern is called Beverly and was made by Aichi China in Japan. I’m not familiar with this maker, though my research shows they have made other floral dinnerware motifs, available through vintage dinnerware outlets.</p> <p>This pattern is typical of vintage dinnerware designs from the 1950s and 1960s.</p> <p></p> <p>There are lots of floral dinnerware patterns available among vintage wares. I only found <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-violets-and-birthday-cake/">Vintage Violets and Birthday Cake</a></span><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~4/ySr9xVsD0SY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-violets-and-birthday-cake/feed/2http://diaryofadishie.com/vintage-violets-and-birthday-cake/Chop Platters Round and Sweethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~3/8D77oo0GK1A/
http://diaryofadishie.com/chop-platters-round-and-sweet/#respondSun, 05 Feb 2017 00:24:14 +0000http://diaryofadishie.com/?p=4026<p></p> <p>It’s so much fun to use vintage dishes for display pieces to show off some special holiday treats.</p> <p>I went straight to my collection to find a sleek, modern plate to show some pretty Valentine goodies. I love to use my vintage favorites, like these platters. They are beautiful, and really personalize a creative table setting.</p> <p>I wanted to use this particular chop platter to go with the pink Valentine’s Day cookies.</p> <p>This Mikasa platter, in the vintage Tivoli pattern, is a simple, sleek style, and the china has a nice weight for its size. The blue and avocado <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://diaryofadishie.com/chop-platters-round-and-sweet/">Chop Platters Round and Sweet</a></span><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DiaryOfADishie/~4/8D77oo0GK1A" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://diaryofadishie.com/chop-platters-round-and-sweet/feed/0http://diaryofadishie.com/chop-platters-round-and-sweet/